Botanical name : Leea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.
Family : Leeaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Chatri, Kukkurajihva
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Kukurajihva
Malayalam : Njazhuku, Njallu, Kudanjezhuku, Maniperandi
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild in evergreen forests
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An evergreen large shrub or small tree, growing up to 8 meters in height. Leaves large, compound, imparipinnate, leaflets oblong or elliptic-oblong, irregularly serrate, flowers white in corymbose cymes, fruits black or purple globular berries.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, diarrhea, dysentery, colic, ulcers, skin diseases, and vertigo.
Useful part : Root, Leaves.